Alexander Wang Quotes

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Alexander Wang

Profession : Designer

Birth : December 26, 1983

I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.

Alexander Wang

A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward.

Alexander Wang

I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team.

Alexander Wang

My friends always joke that I run on batteries.

Alexander Wang

Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.

Alexander Wang

No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.

Alexander Wang

I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.

Alexander Wang

Where music leads, I follow.

Alexander Wang

Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.

Alexander Wang

My mom would put me in these preppy little suits and slick my hair to the side. I have these baby pictures of me where I'm this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck.

Alexander Wang

The industry's changed so much that you can't just design something, put on a great show, and say, 'Okay, my job is done.'

Alexander Wang

I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.

Alexander Wang

I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!

Alexander Wang

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

Alexander Wang

When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.

Alexander Wang

No one is going to understand your brand better than you.

Alexander Wang

A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.

Alexander Wang